Food Shaming...............

BTW - I don't have that problem... I'm seriously probably the only one in my life that actually watches what they eat. No joke!

Charlie003 wrote: »

just to tell me, do you know how many calories are in that. You know there are better choices.....

Perhaps they could bring you a healthy bowl of lettuce and celery and you all could listen to the Modern Manners Guy podcast? Ok, or maybe they could just listen to the Modern Manners Guy podcast and leave you be

"Don't you have a Whole Foods sale to get to or an online anti-GMO petition to sign? I'm eating here."

I was just "informed" today that protein shakes are unhealthy. This was coming from an MFP friend who eats everything "pure, pure, pure" yet has a closed diary and openly admits to taking glutamine (not sure what it is but it doesn't sound pure to me).

People can have different opinions, but food is food. It fits my macro and calorie goals and it didn't kill me. Win-win!

I don't usually get comments when I decide to indulge, but I will often get stared down and given dirty looks.

I get much more often comments about healthy choices I'm making. The worst being when I sat down for a quick break at work on a bench in the mall and some woman came up to me and said "Honey, you need to stop dieting and learn to love yourself." I was eating a bag of mini carrots on a snack break.

But I also get "I'd rather be fat and happy than skinny and miserable.", "live a little", "that's disgusting", and "don't you ever have any fun?"

shrinkingletters wrote: »

Eyes on your own plates! (unless you're on my mfp friends list, lets share meal ideas).

Love this! My canteen in work definitely needs a sign that says that, people are way too pass remarkable in my place.

joeboland wrote: »

Whenever someone has said this to me (particularly on a cheat day), I stare at them defiantly, and, without breaking eye contact, try to jam as large and disgusting a mouthful of the food in question into me as I can possibly muster.

LOL! Jeez, I wish I could do something like that.

At my work, those of us that watch what we eat just get a lot of nosy rosies telling everyone that "Oh blondewolf and her friends can't eat that because they're on a diet!" So we don't even get invited to the pizza lunches.

Charlie003 wrote: »

BZAH10 wrote: »

Sorry, but your first "mistake" was interrupting your movie, removing your ear phones and interacting with them. I'd have given them a brief wave or nod of acknowledgement and continued what I was doing. Ignore, ignore, ignore. Eventually they'll get tired of standing there and will move on, right? Hopefully.

People here can be persistent. They want to be sure they are acknowledged. I try, but they keep on calling. At least it is only once a week.

Make a sign with the calories of the pizza you are eating, your calorie burn from cardio, and your net. Prop it next to you. When people butt into your room, keep earphones in, smile, wave, point to sign and keep on eating and watching your movie.

whmscll wrote: »

Charlie003 wrote: »

BZAH10 wrote: »

Sorry, but your first "mistake" was interrupting your movie, removing your ear phones and interacting with them. I'd have given them a brief wave or nod of acknowledgement and continued what I was doing. Ignore, ignore, ignore. Eventually they'll get tired of standing there and will move on, right? Hopefully.

People here can be persistent. They want to be sure they are acknowledged. I try, but they keep on calling. At least it is only once a week.

Make a sign with the calories of the pizza you are eating, your calorie burn from cardio, and your net. Prop it next to you. When people butt into your room, keep earphones in, smile, wave, point to sign and keep on eating and watching your movie.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

UltimateRBF wrote: »

You have a private room at work where you watch Netflix?

This. This is what I want to know more about. Do you work for Netflix?

shrinkingletters wrote: »

PeachyCarol wrote: »

melimomTARDIS wrote: »

I get food shamed, in a weird way. "I could never eat like you!", "your pizza is basically a salad" ,"your sandwich is basically a salad", "your salad is basically a salad"...etc etc etc. I eat a lot of produce. I am part brontosaurus.

I've been reverse diet shamed too, for eating "healthy" food.

"Look at you, you're so good"

That, yes, and shamed for not having the indulgent stuff. Sometimes, it was because... meh, didn't feel like it, and others it was because there was nothing on the menu I could eat.

The worst was learning about a family discussion where my own mother, sister, aunt, and cousin (who was engaged at the time) were talking about the wedding. I was not asked to be in the wedding party, and they started trash talking me, saying how they'd have to have a special plate made up for me with broiled chicken and steamed vegetables since I like all that "healthy" stuff. Yes, I like vegetables. It's terrible.

@Charlie003 I posted this a few times.. get this tat..they wont mess with you anymore. Also there is special finger for those type of people. Raise it.

Probably off topic, but I detest it when restaurant servers say things like "Wow, you ate it all. Good job!"

I usually just blink and squint until they walk away, which I suppose is better than replying with "You're not being paid to have opinions. Run along now." shooing them away with my hand.

punkrockgoth wrote: »

The worst being when I sat down for a quick break at work on a bench in the mall and some woman came up to me and said "Honey, you need to stop dieting and learn to love yourself." I was eating a bag of mini carrots on a snack break.

eating mini carrots = OMG YOU ARE SERIOUSLY ANOREXIC

Once, while dining at a restaurant, my mother, very loudly, told me, and everyone within 10 meters of our table, I was anorexic. What led her to this conclusion was that I only ate half of the American-sized platter of pasta the waiter served me for dinner [read: it was enough food for a family of four]. During this same dinner, my mother merely sipped a very, very large glass of wine and picked at her salad.